Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

What this means

• The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is an Irish government department that shapes policy on business, trade, innovation and jobs across the country.[source]
• It oversees agencies that support industrial development and protect employment rights, making it a key body for workers and businesses alike.[source]
• The Department is responsible for company law and runs oversight of the Companies Registration Office and the Corporate Enforcement Authority, which keeps businesses accountable.[source]
• Under the 2025 Programme for Government, the Department has committed to supporting 300,000 additional jobs by 2030, a target that is currently in progress.[source]
• A second active commitment is to reduce the cost of doing business for small and medium enterprises, which matters for the many SMEs that form the backbone of the Irish economy.[source]
• Peter Burke is a minister linked to this department, and his Oireachtas record allows the public to track his role in decisions made here.[source]

Direct impact (8)

• owns statutory mandate
  Promotion of enterprise, trade and employmentMandate
• owns statutory mandate
  Oversight of company law and corporate regulationMandate
• responsible for commitment
  Support 300,000 additional jobs by 2030Commitment
• responsible for commitment
  Reduce the cost of doing business for SMEsCommitment
• holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment and at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
  Alan DillonOfficeholder
• holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
  Niamh SmythOfficeholder
• holds role: Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
  Peter BurkeOfficeholder
• holds role: Secretary General, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
  Declan HughesOfficeholder

Indirect impact (4)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment and at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via alan-dillon
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• holds role: Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment → responsible for commitment2-hop via peter-burke
  Locate at least half of IDA investments outside DublinCommitment
• holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment and at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment → member of party2-hop via alan-dillon
  Fine GaelParty
• holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment → member of party2-hop via niamh-smyth
  Fianna FáilParty